What does "waldense" mean?

A member of a sect of dissenters from the ecclesiastical system of the Roman Catholic Church, who in the 13th century were driven by persecution to the valleys of Piedmont.

What is a synonym for "waldense"?

Common synonyms include: vaudois, vaudois, waldensian, waldensian.

Waldense

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A member of a sect of dissenters from the ecclesiastical system of the Roman Catholic Church, who in the 13th century were driven by persecution to the valleys of Piedmont. historical

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vaudois vaudois waldensian waldensian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Waldensis (c. 1170), so called from Petrus Waldus, or Peter Waldo, a merchant of Lyon, who founded this sect around AD 1170. For the surname, see Waldo.

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